Who are some famous vegetarians?
Sir Paul McCartney (musician), Fiona Apple (vegan musician), James Cromwell (actor, Babe), Lindsay Wagner (actress, The Bionic Woman), Fred Rogers (entertainer, “Mr Rogers”), The B-52’s (musical group), Cassandra Peterson (actress “Elvira”), Casey Kasem (voice of “Scooby Doo,” “Top 40”), John Harvey Kellogg (cereal maker).
Vegetarianism means the avoidance of animal products such as meat, fish, and chicken. It may or may not include other animal derivatives; some vegetarians consume dairy products and eggs while others do not. Vegetarianism is a practice adopted because of many different reasons. Religion and health are the two most common reasons people turn to vegetarianism; however, many important historical figures have been vegetarians due to ethics or environmental concerns. Pythagoras is one of the earliest documented vegetarians. In the sixth century BC, he cited ethical grounds as his reasons for becoming a vegetarian. He is often quoted as saying “As long as Man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace.” Many famous scientists were also vegetarian, including Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton, and Benjamin Franklin. All of them were also ardent defenders of animal rights. In fact, all of them wrote extensively
